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Parties, Etc. for Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018

Event: Junior League of Oklahoma City members met at the Will Rogers Theater for the January general meeting and social hour. Tracey Frederick is JL president.

Theme: At this meeting, membership appreciation was emphasized and members were recognized for milestone years of active service and were given a pin. Adrienne Nobles, membership vice president, introduced the members. There was a 1990s theme and members dressed accordingly. Music from the decade played during the social hour. This year is the JL's 90th anniversary. All members were thanked for their volunteer commitment to the organization.

Speaker: Kelly Dyer Fry, editor of The Oklahoman and vice president of news for The Oklahoman Media Company, was guest speaker and, in keeping with the league's health focus, discussed mental health issues, drug addiction issues, and how important it is to confront these issues. She also noted that there should be access to quality mental health care in the state and spoke about her efforts in helping to raise funds for the Arcadia Trail Addiction Recovery Center with Integris Medical Center.

CELEBRATING 125

Reception: The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy celebrated its 125th anniversary with a kickoff reception and cocktail party at 21C Museum Hotel.

Program: Dean JoLaine Draugalis, OU College of Pharmacy, led the program, along with Jason Sanders, OU Health Sciences Center vice president and provost. Also on the program were alumna Becky Johnson, 125th committee chairman for the college, and her husband Warren, who presented a gift of $500,000 for the college.

Decor: The rooms were decorated with vintage photographs of the college, alumni and events depicting the 125-year history.

Guests: Guests included alumni, faculty and friends of the college from across the country.

Fast fact: Pharmacy was one of the first professional programs at the university. Since 1893, the college has had more than 5,900 graduates.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANDACE

Party: Candace McCormark's 40th birthday was celebrated with a party at the Barrel. Appetizers and birthday cake were menu items and there was a D.J. for dancing.

Seen: Among the guests at the event were Cindy and Brad Merritt, Stephanie and Rusty Finley, Laura Meyer, Ben Schadegg, Brian Attebery and Elizabeth Dickerson.

FIRST FRIDAY AT JRB ART AT THE ELMS

Occasion: The First Friday event in January at JRB Art at the Elms featured 25 artists in an exhibition called “Past, Present and Future.” The Paseo Grill and chef Ryan Parrott catered a menu featuring Southwestern crab dip with blue corn tortillas, crabcakes, assorted fruit, cheese and vegetables and Paseo Punch.

Helen Ford Wallace is a columnist covering society-related events/news for The Oklahoman. She puts local parties online with daily updates. She creates, maintains and runs a Parties blog which includes web casts. She is an online web editor for...
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